Cannes watchdog accused of racism towards K-pop idol YoonA after incidents involving Kelly Rowland and Massiel Taveras | Hollywood

Cannes is facing a storm of outrage after a security guard, who was recently denounced for similar actions, allegedly treated K-pop idol YoonA with racism. Just days after a red carpet confrontation with Kelly Rowland, followed by Dominican actress Massiel Taveras, the security guard allegedly targeted YoonA and made it difficult for her to interact with the camera. Fans believe the security guard has a real problem with a few “women of color posing on the stairs.”

YoonA was no longer allowed to pose on the red carpet at Cannes

Girl Generation’s YoonA arrived at the 77th Cannes Film Festival in Paris in an absolutely stunning pink dress and flaunted her flawless beauty on the red carpet. Although her appearance took place just a few days ago, the video came to light following Kelly Rowland’s showdown with the security guard present at the event. The former Destiny’s Child member later spoke about the incident and even attributed it to something to do with race. Now, fans found another video in which YoonA receives the same treatment. Although the South Korean celebrity did not outwardly show her anger, her facial expression seemed visibly upset and uncomfortable.

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The K-pop idol turned actress attempted to pose on the steps of Cannes but was pushed away by the staff member, giving her only a brief moment to pose while other American actors at the time continued posing for a long time. Fans were quick to point out the “mistreatment.” The realization was reinforced after another actress, Massiel Taveras, experienced the same thing and was filmed shoving the guard who wouldn’t allow her to open her dress to show the work of Christ on it.

Massiel Taveras gets into a heated argument in Cannes

Dominican actress Massiel Taveras, who walked the red carpet in a white dress with a long train and a photo of Christ, got into a heated exchange with the same security guard who was involved in the incident involving Kelly Rowland and YoonA. In the video, Taveras is seen struggling with the security guard who appears to be trying to stop her from moving her train and posing for photographers. As she reaches the top step, Taveras waves goodbye to onlookers before pushing past the security guard who was trying to get her into the building.

Rowland talks about the incident in Cannes

After the video of Kelly went viral on social media, the singer spoke out about her heated exchange with the security guard. In an interview with AP, the artist said, “The woman knows what happened. I know what happened, and I have boundaries, and I stand by those boundaries, and that’s all.” She added, “And there were other women on the carpet that didn’t look quite like me, and they weren’t verbally abused or pushed down or told to get off. I stood my ground, and she felt like she needed to make her point, but I stood my ground.”

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